Gotek and HxC working together

[wiz12]

Originally Posted by demolition

Ok, so wiz12 how did you connect the transducer?
You just need to connect it directly to JB like so:

I have the buzzer connected like in the picture to the JB jumper pins and as I said it's working but it would be nice to also have adjustable audio. If a resistor would work perhaps a potentiometer would also?

[Spacemonkey]

Originally Posted by Jeff_HxC2001

New firmware update !



http://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_d...a_firmware.zip

http://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_d...ease_notes.txt

Just tried to download and it appears to still have HXCFEUSB_V3_1_29_1a.UPD in the zip file

[Jeff_HxC2001]

New firmware update !

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_...a_firmware.zip

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_...ease_notes.txt

Originally Posted by Spacemonkey

Just tried to download and it appears to still have HXCFEUSB_V3_1_29_1a.UPD in the zip file

Just downloaded & checked and the HXCFEUSB_V3_1_30_1a.UPD is there in the wip folder.
The zip is probably cached into your browser or a proxy ?

[Jeff_HxC2001]

Originally Posted by wiz12

I have the buzzer connected like in the picture to the JB jumper pins and as I said it's working but it would be nice to also have adjustable audio. If a resistor would work perhaps a potentiometer would also?

You can switch on/off the audio by software (internal menu & file selector). But yes a potentiometer should work too.

[Jeff_HxC2001]

23 September 2018: Firmware STM32 USB HxCFloppyEmulator v3.1.30.2a ( -> In the "Next_WIP_Alpha_Firmware_And_Tools" Folder !)


- Inversed Floppy Ribbon detection at power-up :
"rib" (7 segments display) or "Floppy ribbon reversed !" (LCD/OLed display) message printed at power-up if the floppy ribbon is not connected properly.

- Code optimizations.

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_...a_firmware.zip

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_...ease_notes.txt

[albino]

Hi jeff,

i own an hxc floppy emulator bought 7 years ago, i'd like to update the firmaware.

Could you explain to me how to proceed?

[oissery77]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the recent FW update

Originally Posted by Jeff_HxC2001

I just tried the same thing with hxcmount on Atari ST and the last firmware :

File size : 340KB
READ TIME : 22 seconds
WRITE TIME : 25 seconds

This show what can be done on Amiga too.

I haven't try the Amiga copy utility yet but i don't think that you can have such read/write performance without redesigning it, even with the latest optimized firmware.

Originally Posted by oissery77

tested and working for file selector in WB and for the transfer utility, thanks ! and you're right about performance of the tool, it's not optimized : exaclty same time to transfer the file.

Originally Posted by Jeff_HxC2001

Working on this .

Did you had time to take a look at this direct access copy utility?

[demolition]

Originally Posted by albino

Hi jeff,

i own an hxc floppy emulator bought 7 years ago, i'd like to update the firmaware.

Could you explain to me how to proceed?

From http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_...rmwareForGotek
https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_...rialBridge.zip

[Jeff_HxC2001]

Originally Posted by oissery77

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the recent FW update

Did you had time to take a look at this direct access copy utility?

euuh no not yet. will work on this soon .

[oissery77]

Originally Posted by Jeff_HxC2001

euuh no not yet. will work on this soon .

Great news Jeff thanks !

[desiv]

Question about OLED displays...
Is there a reason to have the display turn off?
Do they heat up? Does it shorten their life at all?
I can't imagine it draws much power??

Or is it fine to have the OLED display on the whole time the Amiga is on?

Just wondering..

[demolition]

Originally Posted by desiv

Question about OLED displays...
Is there a reason to have the display turn off?
Do they heat up? Does it shorten their life at all?

Yes, OLED will wear out eventually, but I doubt you need to worry about it unless you keep the Amiga running 24/7 for years.

[desiv]

Originally Posted by demolition

Yes, OLED will wear out eventually, but I doubt you need to worry about it unless you keep the Amiga running 24/7 for years.

[Jeff_HxC2001]

Originally Posted by demolition

Yes, OLED will wear out eventually, but I doubt you need to worry about it unless you keep the Amiga running 24/7 for years.

I am not sure, these screens seems have some "burn-in" easily.

Plus one important mistake was found on the diymore screens :

https://torlus.com/floppy/forum/view...tart=60#p17196
https://torlus.com/floppy/forum/view...tart=60#p17315

To sum up : This OLED screen is over-driven because of a bill of material mistake (2 resistors values exchanged...).

Anyway the HxC firmware doesn't completely turn off the screen, but dim it to its minimum level after the "standby" timeout value. Then you still can read what is going on without touching the buttons.

[RiP]

Originally Posted by Jeff_HxC2001

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_...a_firmware.zip

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_...ease_notes.txt

Thanks

No final firmware after 3.1.23.1a ? =/

[Jeff_HxC2001]

Originally Posted by RiP

Thanks

No final firmware after 3.1.23.1a ? =/

What do you mean by "final" ? "Stable" ? The current v3.1.30.2a can be considered as stable. But before moving it "officially" into this case, i have to do and pass all the validation process. This is a quite long procedure because the firmware is tested against all supported formats and access modes during some hours. This is why don't do this for each firmware release and why there is an "Work-In-Progress" firmware .

[RiP]

Thanks Jeff but I still see "HXCFEUSB_V3_1_23_1a.UPD" in the folder =/

[demolition]

Originally Posted by RiP

Thanks Jeff but I still see "HXCFEUSB_V3_1_23_1a.UPD" in the folder =/

Why does it matter which folder it is in? It simply means that it hasn't been fully verified yet. You should just try it, and I would be 99.9% certain that it wouldn't cause your Gotek to explode.


If it doesn't work for you for whatever reason, then you can always downgrade to some earlier version.

[RiP]

Thanks, already upgraded without any problem

Edit: If I eject the disk by pressing the front two buttons, it'll load the adf again after few seconds =/

[Jeff_HxC2001]

Originally Posted by RiP

Edit: If I eject the disk by pressing the front two buttons, it'll load the adf again after few seconds =/

Just disable the auto-select delay in the menu.
(have you an lcd ?)